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  1. As long as it's OK with ... on Material Possiblities: A Flying Drone Built From Fungus · · Score: 1

    PETA

    There is currently no reason to believe that plants experience pain, devoid as they are of central nervous systems, nerve endings, and brains.

  2. Re:Well thankfully it's a French lawsuit... on French Publishers Prepare Lawsuit Against Adblock Plus · · Score: 1

    This and...

    Facebook, contrary to popular belief, is not an international official authority whereby everyone must identify themselves to prove that they are allowed access to sites across the planet.

    Facebook is a goddam revenue generator and its members' information is the commodity.

    While Facebook can and will terminate an account for violations of terms and conditions, Facebook can't throw your ass in jail.

    I don't use my real name on Facebook. My employer asked for my Facebook name so he could cruise it. I told him I don't have one.

    He said get one.

    I did.

    The fucking site had not one single solitary entry except for the default Profile picture and a blank timeline.

    Then I just deactivated that empty account and told them they banned me.

    When he asked me why they did that, I told him I didn't bother to ask.

    Then he told me to get a LinkedIn account ...

    See above.

  3. Re: Have the Germans threaten to invade on French Publishers Prepare Lawsuit Against Adblock Plus · · Score: 1

    Said the AC ...

  4. I can't wait for the ... on Berkeley Lab Builds World Record Tabletop-Size Particle Accelerator · · Score: 1

    ... advertiser-supported app for this.

  5. Re:All for poisioning the well on AdNauseam Browser Extension Quietly Clicks On Blocked Ads · · Score: 1

    Agreed.

    Until blocking ads or screwing with their dynamics becomes illegal, it's my computer and I make it do what I want it to do.

  6. Re:It won't be long on Heathrow Plane In Near Miss With Drone · · Score: 1
  7. Re:It won't be long on Heathrow Plane In Near Miss With Drone · · Score: 1

    This.

    And, we REALLY need to come up with a different name than "drone." While we know a drone is an RC, the name "drone" seems to put it in a different class. It is not.

  8. Re:sex crimes are the worst crimes on Uber Banned In Delhi After Taxi Driver Accused of Rape · · Score: 1

    So we have to work on your problem to the exclusion of all others?

    I'm not signing up.

  9. Re:Sadly,... on Uber Banned In Delhi After Taxi Driver Accused of Rape · · Score: 1, Insightful

    You are the fucking problem. Where in the goddam TFA did it say the woman simply went limp and let the man have his way?

    Fuck you.

  10. Re:"there's a certain logic to doing those in Texa on Tesla Wants Texas Auto Sales Regulations Loosened · · Score: 1

    The Republicans in Texas will fold the Texas Automobile Dealers Association's tent. While that lobby model was good for business at one time, Texas is becoming more and more unregulated including control by anti-competition lobbyists.

  11. He has issues ... on James Watson's Nobel Medal Sells For $4.1 Million · · Score: 1

    ... of Playboy, Penthouse and Hustler.

  12. Re:Errorbars on James Watson's Nobel Medal Sells For $4.1 Million · · Score: 0

    Fine. Just make sure you don't leverage your goddam ignorance as agenda.

  13. Yeah, well ... on James Watson's Nobel Medal Sells For $4.1 Million · · Score: 0

    ... he's Irish, what do you expect?

  14. ... Yucky Mountain.

  15. We're sorry, but "airwaves," ... on A Case Against Further Government Spectrum Auctions · · Score: 1

    ... puts the spectrum under the FAA.

  16. This so funny ... on Chinese Government Moves To Crack Down On Puns · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... I don't know whether to slap my chin or knees.

  17. WTF's the problem ... on In North Korea, Hackers Are a Handpicked, Pampered Elite · · Score: 1

    ... Sony was born in a goddam barn.

  18. They wouldn't dare ... on Should IT Professionals Be Exempt From Overtime Regulations? · · Score: 1

    ... pay me overtime.

    As it is, I make damn sure the system stays out of the ditch so I don't have to come in on my off hours.

    Start paying me overtime and I'd be like a goddam wealthy saboteur.

  19. Re:Over what time interval? on The Sony Pictures Hack Was Even Worse Than Everyone Thought · · Score: 1

    And for the part about hitting desktops ...

  20. Re: Over what time interval? on The Sony Pictures Hack Was Even Worse Than Everyone Thought · · Score: 1

    I support the inside job scenario.

    That's a lot of data in a relatively short period of time.

    It could be a disgruntled IT employee and it might include some pay off.

    How much money is Sony's shit worth?

  21. Re:Consider Your User Base on Ask Slashdot: Convincing My Company To Stop Using Passwords? · · Score: 2

    Totally inappropriate on so many levels.

    My workplace has a policy that prohibits recording on the premises using any electronic method without written permission from me. This includes, but is not limited to, deposition and mediation.

    We also have a policy that disallows removal of work product to offsite.

    Common sense would inform that it's not nice to piss off your coworkers.

    In a law firm, dirty laundry is a controlled substance.

  22. Re:Common Sense Prevails on Negative Online Reviews Are Not Defamation (At Least In Canada) · · Score: 1

    What is the positive motivation you have that is of greater amplitude than your feeling of terror that results from posting a bad review?

  23. Re:Consider Your User Base on Ask Slashdot: Convincing My Company To Stop Using Passwords? · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The way I did it was similar.

    In casual conversations with managers about "cool geek" stuff, I shared stories about breaches and the consequences. Those were particularly scary because we're a law firm.

    I sent breach stories to them via email saying, "These are things you should do for your HOME."

    I spoon fed that stuff to the decision makers and then when I was ready to roll out best practice and mid-lower management and my coworkers bitched, upper management was all like, "Are you kidding? Do you guys ever actually read about password security or network breaches? This stuff he's recommending is a no-brainer!"

    Done.

    I have had some who balked and I just told them to comply or send upper management an email arguing their business case for using "12345678" as a password.

  24. Tor exit node ... on Technical Hitches Delay Orion Capsule's First Launch · · Score: 1

    ... was down?

  25. Re:Is it true... on James Watson's Nobel Prize Goes On Auction This Week · · Score: 1

    This.

    The best predictor of cultural and geographical IQ is probably to determine the answer to one question:

    "Who has the most advanced weapons?"